The foure bookes of Flauius Vegetius Renatus briefelye contayninge a plaine forme, and perfect knowledge of martiall policye, feates of chiualrie, and vvhatsoeuer pertayneth to warre. Translated out af [sic] lattine, into Englishe, by Iohn Sadler. Anno. 1572. Seene and allovved, accordinge to the order appointed.

¶That younge souldiours should vse to carie weyght and burdens. Chapiter .xix.

YOu should often force the younge souldiours, to take vp a three score pounde weight, and to walke with the same a wonted souldiours space. And needeful is this for theim whome neede ofte compelleth, in many a shrewde iourney to cary victuall and armoure. Neyther should this be thought a harde matter, if great neede so require: for what can not dayly exercise ouercome and make at lengthe very easie? That this forsayde kinde of exercise, the souldi∣ours of foretyme haue vsed, the Poete Virgill wytnesseth in these wordes.

Like as the Romaine fearce in armes like to his countrey guise, Which heauy burden on his backe him selfe fast forwarde hyse, And readie on his foe vnwares doth set in battell wyse.